Classic Courses: Essex County Club
For well more than a century, this Donald Ross gem has required having the full repertoire of shotmaking skills When Essex County Club hosted the 1938 Curtis Cup match, it represented a homecoming of sorts. Harriot and Margaret Curtis began their golfing lives at Essex, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., about 30 miles north of Boston. The […]
Spruce Peak
Stowe, Vt. Vermont’s Green Mountains make for picture-perfect New England getaways, and you won’t find a more classic escape than Spruce Peak, a welcoming mountain enclave situated at the base of Stowe’s iconic Mount Mansfield. The slope-side community combines the rustic authenticity of Vermont with luxury accommodations, world-class skiing, championship golf, and year-round recreation. It’s a place […]
Great Rounds in the 5 States with the Fewest Golf Courses
While some travel goals are unlikely—teeing it up at every U.S. Open venue, for example—playing golf in every state, on the other hand, is an achievable objective. According to the National Golf Foundation (NGF), about 75 percent of all golf courses in the United States are open to the public, so you’ll always have options […]
American Dream Courses: Northeast
The Northeast is the home of old golf in America—where guest passes are prized like Willy Wonka’s golden tickets. But for every secluded Devereux Emmet, Walter Travis, Alexander Findlay, or Willie Campbell design there are plenty of excellent public courses anyone can play. This is our version of the American Dream—really good golf where everyone […]
5 of the Best Golf and Skiing Areas
Mountains have something magical about them. The unique rock facings. The way their look changes with the sun bouncing off them in the morning or late afternoon. And the fact that my ball usually flies much further while playing mountain golf doesn’t hurt, either. In some locations, depending on the time of the season, you […]
High & Mighty: Exploring New England’s Majestic Mountain Courses
We have three things to thank for New England’s bevy of mountain beauties: geomorphic forces dating back millions of years, a burgeoning ski industry desperate to fill summer hotel rooms, and the invention of the golf cart. We’ll skip the geology lesson, fascinating as it is. Suffice it to say that the Laurentide Ice Sheet […]
Ekwanok Country Club
The site of a significant centennial is notable in its own right
Woodstock Inn Golf Vacation
It’s easy to get your Woodstocks confused, so full of them is the Northeast. For the record, the one the music festival is named for is in upstate New York. The one where rich Bostonians all have ski chalets is in New Hampshire. And the one where you can tee it up on a […]
Ekwanok Country Club, Vermont
The Old Man’s design debut remains the unsurpassed paragon of golf in the Green Mountain State
